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Tennessee_titans_30x21 With the injuries to Barret Ruud, Gerald McRath and Akeem Ayers, the Titans are signing Kevin Malast off of the Jaguars' practice squad. Because he's coming from their practice squad, he'll have to go on the 53-man roster right away. His spot will probably come from Barret Ruud being moved to the IR, thus ending his career with the Titans.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 Luckily, the injury to Akeem Ayers isn't serious, and he could be ready to play this weekend.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 The Titans say they understood why the refs didn't call any penalties on the Saints during the final play, despite Mariani and Williams being mauled and (in Mariani's case) tossed out of bounds in the middle of their routes.

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Tennessee_titans_30x21 Jason McCourty has been cleared to play against the Colts on Sunday after missing the Saints game with concussion symptoms.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 The FO guys had some harsh statements about Locker's play in yesterday's Audibles column, but in their Week 14 Quick Reads there's some more detailed analysis of Locker's game (which they ranked 13th for the day):

What a boom-and-bust day this was. Locker had 21 failed pass plays on the day. That was tied for 14th in the league, but keep in mind he only played three quarters. Extrapolate that performance over a full game and you get 28 failed plays, which would have been second most in the league behind Alex Smith. However, he also had (without extrapolation) five 25-yard completions. That's tied with Aaron Rodgers for most in the league in that category.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 Munch made a pretty good defense for not challenging the spot on Jake locker's QB sneak: we probably wouldn't have won it, and the timeout we saved gave us a chance to win the game.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 PFW looks at Jake Locker's coming out party against the Saints.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 ... so does USA Today.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 PFT takes a look at why a toe equals a foot, but a heel doesn't when it comes to making a reception in the NFL.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 Though I can't actively root for any team that's giving an opportunity to Mike Vick, I seriously hope the Eagles can put it together for one great game this Sunday when they face the Jets.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 In case you needed more evidence, Bill Polian is a complete jag-off.

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Have all the great Titans stuff… but still be “Babining”? Fail dude. Fail.

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by StPrattrick on Dec 13, 2011 11:36 AM CST up reply actions  

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by StPrattrick on Dec 13, 2011 12:02 PM CST up reply actions  

He looks ridiculous

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by gramsey712 on Dec 13, 2011 12:17 PM CST up reply actions  

Aside from the Young and Babin jersey, i'd take all of those.

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by StPrattrick on Dec 13, 2011 12:37 PM CST up reply actions  

It's just all the common jerseys

He needs to branch out a little

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by gramsey712 on Dec 13, 2011 12:39 PM CST up reply actions  

Pacman Jones

mwhahaha

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by StPrattrick on Dec 13, 2011 12:44 PM CST up reply actions  

wheres this kid's Lamont Thompson jersey?

no Billy Volek? Rocky Calmus? Peter Sirmon? what a fake fan.

by asian phil on Dec 13, 2011 12:46 PM CST up reply actions  

CJ is so upset.

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by StPrattrick on Dec 13, 2011 12:58 PM CST up reply actions  

You are right, he should really think of upgrading to a Zach Piller jersey.

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by StPrattrick on Dec 13, 2011 12:42 PM CST up reply actions  

Chris Hawkins

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by StPrattrick on Dec 13, 2011 12:58 PM CST up reply actions  

That would be sweet

But 52 will be my next one.

Ugh. I do need a 31. And a 30 would be cool too.

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by gramsey712 on Dec 13, 2011 1:01 PM CST up reply actions  

Look at that Sweet Red Wycheck Jersey

Didn’t they wear those on christmas day way back when against the cowboys

by TitansFanNB on Dec 13, 2011 12:36 PM CST up reply actions  

Never wore them.

Greatest marketing ploy ever, rumored to be a new alternate jersey, everyone bought them…now they’re non-existent.

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by ronburgundy7427 on Dec 13, 2011 2:12 PM CST up reply actions  

We should get those back.

Media - "How does it feel to be that fast?"
CJ - "It feel real good."

by nathangouge on Dec 13, 2011 2:44 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

I saw this last year

Babin was giving out a bunch a free stuff for ppl that did his pose. Clearly this kid likes his titans swag. Can’t blame a kid for trying. 10 bucks thats a Vanden Bosch jersey.

by TENNESSEETITANS on Dec 13, 2011 12:38 PM CST up reply actions  

not to mention...

the warren moon jersey’s a fake. and a bad 1 @ that.

by NJ Titans Fan on Dec 13, 2011 5:08 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

Ayers and C-Mac

Our LB’s will be so badass for years to come. I kind of want to spend a high draft pick on another OLB in 2012 just to complete the trinity of asskicking.

by tdtommyd on Dec 13, 2011 11:34 AM CST reply actions  

Wait, so how long is Ayers out for?...

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by ronburgundy7427 on Dec 13, 2011 11:40 AM CST reply actions  

Wow, reading fail on my part. Completely missed that second link.

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by ronburgundy7427 on Dec 13, 2011 11:40 AM CST up reply actions  

Ruud's not on IR yet

At least per his comments to a NE radio show today.

The mention of Ruud to IR was, I believe, in response to a reporter’s question, and not something Munchak brought up himself. Obviously it’s possible Ruud goes to IR. It’s also possible they’ll create the roster space some other way.

by NewsToTom on Dec 13, 2011 11:40 AM CST reply actions  

I could see Stingily moved to the practice squad.

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by ronburgundy7427 on Dec 13, 2011 11:41 AM CST up reply actions  

It looks like our boy Ringer might take the trip to IR according to NFL.com

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d824fdfcc/article/titans-await-mri-on-hasselbeck-but-ringer-reportedly-done
but then again… idk

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by Grimerz757 on Dec 13, 2011 2:45 PM CST up reply actions  

Though I can’t actively root for any team that’s giving an opportunity to Mike Vick, I seriously hope the Eagles can put it together for one great game this Sunday when they face the Jets.\

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I'll give you two guesses...

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by August West on Dec 13, 2011 11:44 AM CST up reply actions  

Shockingly for the internet

somewhere in between. You can probably search and find previous incarnations of the argument I’m not going to engage in today…

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by August West on Dec 13, 2011 11:49 AM CST up reply actions  

August no likey dog killer

hardly peta wackjob territory

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by hal41605 on Dec 13, 2011 1:31 PM CST up reply actions  

seriously, eh

theres quite the divide between PETA wackjob and not a fan of the murder and torture of dogs for entertainment

by mattd97 on Dec 13, 2011 4:21 PM CST up reply actions  

You'd know what a wackjob looks like from experience, eh?

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by fanoftheunderdogs on Dec 13, 2011 6:04 PM CST up reply actions  

Two things regarding PFW.

1.

Locker tried Marc Mariani on a slant (one of several curious play calls by offensive coordinator Chris Palmer late in the game) that was deflected by Tracy Porter, leaving just five seconds on the clock.
Why is that a curious playcall? Against man coverage, both receivers were running slants on the left side of that play (Williams and Mariani). Mariani may not be a big time receiver, but he had inside leverage with no linebackers over the middle. Locker makes an OK read and a good throw here. However, this is a game, after all, and there are opponents that make plays too. In this case, Tracy Porter just made a brilliant play on the ball.

70% of the time that ball is probably completed. Ideally, however, Locker would have seen that Porter was closing quickly and then shifted his eyes on Williams who had much better position after the snap.

2.

The rookie identified man coverage to his right on Damian Williams, who beat his man on a beautiful fade route. But Locker airmailed the throw, missing an easy go-ahead TD.
Sure, Locker should have made this completion. An easy throw, though? Hardly.

by SuperHorn on Dec 13, 2011 12:00 PM CST reply actions  

Locker should have made this completion

Helps when your receiver tries to catch the ball with his hands instead of his head

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by StPrattrick on Dec 13, 2011 12:05 PM CST up reply actions  

he didn't say

it was an easy throw. He said he missed an easy TD. As in, if DWill had caught the ball the TD after the reception would have been easy.

by MangieOne on Dec 13, 2011 12:09 PM CST up reply actions  

I still think the ball was in the right spot

but D-Will looked like he slowed down while tracking the ball (which he seems to do way too much). If it’s Britt, that’s an easy 6.

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by August West on Dec 13, 2011 12:17 PM CST up reply actions  

Correct

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by StPrattrick on Dec 13, 2011 12:18 PM CST up reply actions  

Yeah, I agree.

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by J3G77 on Dec 13, 2011 12:19 PM CST up reply actions  

Side note.

Think Hasselbeck-Britt was good? Jake Locker’s got the arm and the balls to cut the deep ball loose. I can’t say with certainty how the rest of Locker’s game will progress, but I’m confident that the Locker-Britt deep connection will one of the better deep threats in the NFL over the next few years provided Britt can stay healthy.

by SuperHorn on Dec 13, 2011 12:33 PM CST up reply actions  

fer serial

Locker could be a monster with Britt next season, especially with an off-season of NFL-caliber coaching…

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by August West on Dec 13, 2011 12:37 PM CST up reply actions  

even more serial

can't wait for the legendary Dave Ragone to work his magic on Britt

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by hal41605 on Dec 13, 2011 1:01 PM CST up reply actions  

lip service is nice

for the record, he gave Ragone and the staff credit for “believing in him”. sweet. he must have learned how to believe at the Hartford Colonials. or maybe it was in Conference USA. either way, that’s a powerhouse football background right there.

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by hal41605 on Dec 13, 2011 1:16 PM CST up reply actions  

Meh, I hated the hire as much as anyone here.

But Nate Washington has been outstanding this year, and Damian Williams has improved greatly. His failures would include Hawkins (though there isn’t much talent to work with there) and Cook.

Hate on him for being a risky, unproven hire with nothing more on his resumé than a recommendation from Palmer, I certainly have. But his results have not been bad.

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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Dec 13, 2011 1:20 PM CST up reply actions  

Yes, for the most part.

Ron had mentioned that a few days ago. I included him because there are times when the WRs and TEs are going to run the same drills with Ragone.

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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Dec 13, 2011 1:26 PM CST up reply actions  

Williams has done little more than show flashes

no consistency at all, as shown by his sub 50% catch rate. Cook has been a non-factor, though who knows if Ragone even works with him. i’m not giving him credit for Nate playing like the 8 year vet that he is. hopefully he was just a stop gap forced by the awkward Munchak hiring timeline and we can get a real WR coach soon.

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by hal41605 on Dec 13, 2011 1:26 PM CST up reply actions  

Why does he not get credit for his best work?

There is no denying Nate has not been significantly better than in years past. So either the light just clicked on after 8 years (highly unlikely) or he’s been getting coached better.

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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Dec 13, 2011 1:30 PM CST up reply actions  

nate grew into a much needed leadership role

and finally had a legitimate QB throwing him the ball.

the only real difference with nate is that he holds onto the ball more. that’s far more likely attributable to him applying himself more as a leader and in his training and workouts than hanging out with some C-rate CUSA/UFL QB for an abbreviated offseason.

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by hal41605 on Dec 13, 2011 1:35 PM CST up reply actions  

Why the Ragone hate?

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by rothbard on Dec 13, 2011 5:25 PM CST up reply actions  

This was my immediate reaction after the play.

"Do the Titans have a miracle left in them in what has been a magical season to this point? If they do, they need it now. Christie kicks it high and short. Gonna be fielded by Lorenzo Neal at the 25; he dishes it back to Wycheck; he throws it across the field to Dyson. 30, 40, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, endzone...touchdown, Titans! There are no flags on the field! It's a miracle! Tennessee has pulled a miracle! A miracle for the Titans!"

by TennesseeTyrants on Dec 13, 2011 3:34 PM CST up reply actions  

Was it Dave Ball

that did the flying turkey into the endzone on thanksgiving? I just thought about that for some reason.

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by pedraza on Dec 13, 2011 12:22 PM CST reply actions  

Yep. That was him.

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by J3G77 on Dec 13, 2011 12:23 PM CST up reply actions  

Re: WRs getting knocked down

To my understanding, the non-call on Mariani was correct. At that point, Locker is out of the pocket and receivers are fair game (per NFLN). The bigger miss in my opinion was on Damian Williams, who got leveled while Locker was still in the pocket. There is simply no way that should be missed. I understand that refs are going to put their flags away on the last play of the game, and I do kind of agree with that, but there is a line between letting things play out and ignoring blatant, game-changing penalties.

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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Dec 13, 2011 1:04 PM CST reply actions  

it looked like Mariani got tossed out of bounds

right after the snap, which would have to be before Locker got flushed out of the pocket… not sure on that one.

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by August West on Dec 13, 2011 1:09 PM CST up reply actions   2 recs

Its very close.

This is the NFL.com highlights link. At 3:14, the defender is just barely engaged with Mariani, and Locker is on his way to the right (but still in the pocket). At 3:15, the defender is pushing Mariani, and Locker is either at the edge of the pocket, or out of the pocket, depending on which point at 3:15 you stop it on.

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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Dec 13, 2011 1:17 PM CST up reply actions  

That seemed to be the theme of the day (re: the refs letting it play out)...

I remember in particular a critical third down (3rd and 5) we didn’t convert when Cook was jammed after the first down marker that was clearly pass interference. The refs didn’t seem to be interested in making those calls. Why should the last play be any different?? At least they were consistently bad. Oh, and the Harris “clipping” play — laughably bad.

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by TitanNDCClothing on Dec 13, 2011 1:18 PM CST up reply actions  

Two things here from the NFL rulebook.
A defensive player may not tackle or hold an opponent other than a runner. Otherwise, he may use his hands, arms, or body only:

(a) To defend or protect himself against an obstructing opponent.

Exception: An eligible receiver is considered to be an obstructing opponent ONLY to a point five yards beyond the line of scrimmage unless the player who receives the snap clearly demonstrates no further intention to pass the ball. Within this five-yard zone, a defensive player may chuck an eligible player in front of him. A defensive player is allowed to maintain continuous and unbroken contact within the five-yard zone until a point when the receiver is even with the defender. The defensive player cannot use his hands or arms to push from behind, hang onto, or encircle an eligible receiver in a manner that restricts movement as the play develops. Beyond this five-yard limitation, a defender may use his hands or arms ONLY to defend or protect himself against impending contact caused by a receiver. In such reaction, the defender may not contact a receiver who attempts to take a path to evade him.

With pretty pictures to illustrate the point:

I can’t really find anything that explicitly says you can push an offensive player to the ground once the QB is outside the pocket. There’s language in there about blocking below the waist, but I’m not necessarily sure that it applies here.

No less, it doesn’t matter to me. Compare the pictures. The pre-snap tackle box is defined as 1 yard outside of the hashes. Post snap the “pocket” is broken immediately outside the hashes. In either case, Locker hasn’t left the area before the NO defender has a chance to begin the process of taking Mariani to the ground.

The refs can’t get every call right, and there’s no sense in dwelling on this. However, it seems pretty clear to me that a foul was committed here.

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by Grimerz757 on Dec 13, 2011 2:18 PM CST up reply actions  

Aside from that foul being in the gray area of rules...

there should have been one called for the straight tripping on Dwill.

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by StPrattrick on Dec 13, 2011 2:20 PM CST up reply actions  

Yeah.

After watching that a few times, he actually gets pushed down. You can see the defender extend his arms.

by SuperHorn on Dec 13, 2011 2:28 PM CST up reply actions  

On Dwill?

looked like a trip to me when I saw it, but either way a foul should have been called.
So 2 of our 4 receivers were completely taken out of the play, no wonder Locker couldn’t make something happen.

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by StPrattrick on Dec 13, 2011 2:30 PM CST up reply actions  

Maybe both.

I couldn’t see his legs from the broadcast’s angle. What I could see were both arms shoving DWill. Even worse, that was Locker’s target at the time. I can sort of understand Mariani because he’s so far removed from the play, but Williams was still legitimately working to get open.

by SuperHorn on Dec 13, 2011 2:33 PM CST up reply actions  

From the replay during the game over the weekend,

they went back to show Mariani getting shoved out of bounds then showed Dwill dropping to the ground and his feet were tripping over (or extremely close) to the Saints defender.
Regardless, doesn’t change a thing… just sucks half of the field was cut off on 2 blatant fouls and we got no call. I think Locker would have made a game winning play here if the fouls weren’t committed.

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by StPrattrick on Dec 13, 2011 2:43 PM CST up reply actions  

The DWill one stings, because as Locker rolls right, he gets back up and is open.

Understandably, Locker didn’t look back (risky throw, plus as far as he knows the receiver is on the ground). If Williams isn’t knocked down, Locker should have Williams in sight as he escapes the pocket.

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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Dec 13, 2011 2:33 PM CST up reply actions  

At that point Locker probably assumed he was out of the play (with everything happening so fast)

and he would have had to look back over to Dwill, then throw across his body to hit him. Definitely would have been a huge heads-up play… but Locker even admitted he thought about running it in, then back off to setup to throw again, and by that time he was already getting sacked.
Sounds like too much was running through his rookie-mind at one time.

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by StPrattrick on Dec 13, 2011 2:45 PM CST up reply actions  

Has DWill already gotten up in that second picture?

Or has he not been hit yet?

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by gramsey712 on Dec 13, 2011 2:43 PM CST up reply actions  

Really?

I thought this was right before he was dropped?

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by StPrattrick on Dec 13, 2011 2:46 PM CST up reply actions  

I asked because DWill was taken down while Locker was looking right at him

The Mariani no call I can live with. Locker never looked out there.

DWill being tackled was a travesty.

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by gramsey712 on Dec 13, 2011 2:48 PM CST up reply actions  

Was it the defender to the right (from Locker's POV) that hit Dwill? or the defender in the back of the endzone?

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by StPrattrick on Dec 13, 2011 2:51 PM CST up reply actions  

It's one of the two who are closest to him. I don't know exactly.

I thought it was a DB.

Locker should be throwing the ball to Cook’s outstretched hand in the second picture.

Jebus we should have won.

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by gramsey712 on Dec 13, 2011 2:55 PM CST up reply actions  

Like I said above, I think there was too much running through Locker's young rookie mind/ the play fell apart right before his eyes

executed correctly, this was a TD.
If he would have forgotten about Dwill and put it our for Cook to catch = TD…
Instead he chose to run in, then realizes Cook is open a bit, but by that time he was trying to reset to throw again… Rookie Mistake.

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by StPrattrick on Dec 13, 2011 2:58 PM CST up reply actions  

I'm pretty sure this is after the hit.

Williams ran a quick inside route and was Locker’s first read (I think), until he gets smoked.

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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Dec 13, 2011 2:50 PM CST up reply actions  

This whole play

=bad no call
No way to sugar coat it, the refs sucked all game, they went too tick-tacky against both teams in the beginning, and then when they let them play, they let Nawlens completely fucking rape us with the dirtiness, but oh well we still lose, onto Indy

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by Grimerz757 on Dec 13, 2011 2:55 PM CST up reply actions  

More pictures.

In sequence, the above, already posted ones are #’s 1 and 4, respectively.

2: Check out the beginning of the arm extension. Some amount of the force from his arms (beyond 5 yards, mind you) results in Williams falling to the ground.

3: Locker begins his “scramble” to the edge of the pocket

by SuperHorn on Dec 13, 2011 3:02 PM CST up reply actions  

Oh yeah that definitely shows it.

Son of a b*
2 defenders fouling Dwill and the defender on Mariani basically blind-side hits him..

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by StPrattrick on Dec 13, 2011 3:05 PM CST up reply actions  

Locker wouldn't have thrown it to Williams anyway

Not with that linebacker there.

But I still say that is a foul

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by gramsey712 on Dec 13, 2011 3:08 PM CST up reply actions  

cook was the throw to make

he’s in perfect position to screen the defender with his big body.

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by hal41605 on Dec 13, 2011 3:11 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

He will learn from this mistake

Palmer probably grilled him yesterday in the film room on this one

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by Grimerz757 on Dec 13, 2011 3:20 PM CST up reply actions  

Cook makes that play

I AM SURE OF IT

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by gramsey712 on Dec 14, 2011 8:29 AM CST up reply actions  

It's easy to say that, but he might have been able to sit down in the zone if he gets a clean release.

The window doesn’t have to be very big on such a short throw. It’s not probable, but it is possible.

To New Orleans credit, they played the two man route on the weakside of the play beautifully; seamlessly passing off the receivers between the corner/safety. Picture included again for simplicity:

MOFO coverage. So, unless it’s disguised, a Cover 3 look is unlikely given pre snap positioning.
This gives two likely scenarios:
1. They are in man coverage on the weakside. Both routes are potential winners as D Will can beat his mean with some potential “pick” help from Mariani. Or, Mariani can get open on a shallow fade considering the depth of the defender. This scenario is not what happens.
2. They are in zone. In this case, the corner is going to pass Williams off to the Nickelback. Mariani gets passed off to the outside corner. Still, considering the Nickel’s depth, you’d think DWill can win this swap. The exchange is handled beautifully, though. That is, until Williams is shoved illegally to the ground.

As for Cook, the field is divided in half on this play. This is not uncommon with rookies, and really QBs in general. The progression reads tend to be to on one side of the field and, many times, interactive. Kind of an if-then scenario based on what the defense shows. So, yes, Cook is open on his stick route, but Locker is not yet evaluating that side of the field and once the opportunity would present itself he’s scrambling for his life as Stewart just got abused at the LOS.

by SuperHorn on Dec 13, 2011 3:36 PM CST up reply actions  

I think we just did for him...

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by StPrattrick on Dec 14, 2011 8:31 AM CST up reply actions  

Stevens got owned by the DE.

"He's an amazing talent. He's probably the most explosive back since Marshall Faulk and Barry Sanders." - Eddie George, about CJ.

by criollo_pcg on Dec 14, 2011 8:43 AM CST up reply actions  

Also, James Harrison just got suspended for a game.

I didn’t see anything about it above.

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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Dec 13, 2011 1:25 PM CST reply actions  

saw that... absurd

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by August West on Dec 13, 2011 1:36 PM CST up reply actions  

green'd

Locker has a receiver either side;
Locker fumbles the snap;
Picks it up, sprints out to the right;
Looking;
Fires deep downfield
MAN IS WIDE OPEN!!
TOUCHDOWWWWWN TITANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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by SoMissTitansFan on Dec 13, 2011 5:21 PM CST up reply actions  

game check is ~ $73k for him

i honestly think they did this because any more and the NFLPA would have screamed bloody murder. this sets the precedent, and you know this jackass will do it again, so they can hammer him even harder next time.

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by hal41605 on Dec 13, 2011 1:47 PM CST up reply actions  

Good

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by StPrattrick on Dec 13, 2011 1:54 PM CST up reply actions  

Well, McCoy got a concussion from that play....

sooooo…..they had to do something.

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by titansfan4ever on Dec 13, 2011 2:09 PM CST up reply actions  

I meant absurd

as in it’s not nearly enough. Given his history, I’d suspend him for the rest of the regular season at least. That his was illegal in 3 different ways.

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by August West on Dec 13, 2011 8:26 PM CST up reply actions  

VY leaving the roster didn't stop him from being kicked around.

Why should Ruud be any different? :D

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by fanoftheunderdogs on Dec 13, 2011 2:14 PM CST reply actions  

Ruud could set off a truck bomb at Baptist Sports Park tomorrow.

and not do half the damage to this franchise that VY did.

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by hal41605 on Dec 13, 2011 3:10 PM CST up reply actions   3 recs

Now that's a bit of an exxageration

Yeah he was a bit of a crazed dick, but come on now, our franchise was NOT THAT FUCKED UP… remember we are less than a year removed from the VY-Fish era and we still are in playoff contention… Now was the pads in the stands thing wrong COMPLETELY, Did he suck up a pretty decent year last year, well obviously, did he set off a bomb and blow up many feature players/coaches/staff members, nope, just fired all the bad ones XD. If that was the case, VY’s suckiness is the reason we drafted Locker, hired coach Munchak and started over… SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO in conclusion he may have saved our franchise through his doucheyness

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by Grimerz757 on Dec 13, 2011 3:17 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

insert sarcastic Vunce comment here

then after this comes a fanboy accusation

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by Grimerz757 on Dec 13, 2011 3:18 PM CST up reply actions  

just winzz

I’m an early bird and a night owl. So I’m wise and I have worms.

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by DonFrancisco on Dec 13, 2011 4:27 PM CST up reply actions  

pffffft!! haha

truth though

Please don’t do this Ruud..

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by StPrattrick on Dec 13, 2011 3:18 PM CST up reply actions  

hey august if you cant cheer for vick

maybe theyll put vince in. that shoud help….. right? right? …. anyone?

by mattd97 on Dec 13, 2011 4:24 PM CST reply actions  

Jommy is upset...his Ruud jersey just came in!!!

Maybe he can return it for a Leroy Harris jersey

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by DonFrancisco on Dec 13, 2011 4:25 PM CST reply actions  

OT: Huh...

Apparently I got banned from Mile High Report after defending resident converted Broncs fan nolesbroncos on the Ask MCM thread there earlier this year. Just now revisited that site and saw the warning.

MHR = New StampedeBlue? Dare defy Tebow and you get banned?

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by fanoftheunderdogs on Dec 13, 2011 6:03 PM CST reply actions  

oh I can't wait until the Pats run up the score on them just to shut all of the tebow lovers up

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by nolesbroncos3456 on Dec 13, 2011 7:13 PM CST up reply actions  

Me too, man. Me too.

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by fanoftheunderdogs on Dec 13, 2011 10:00 PM CST up reply actions  

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